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by eesmith 1163 days ago
Technical point: The Suez canal is a sea-level waterway, and even has a slow rate of flow. There are no locks.

The floor of the canal is definitely below sea level. There's a 1.2 m difference in sea level between the two ends, and the canal is 24 m deep.

That said, without maintenance it would indeed revert to a land bridge.